Liliaceae Allium sp.

Onion

Omaha - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325

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Scientific name: Allium sp.
Common names: Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs and tops eaten both raw and cooked.

RECRD: 31854 id: 2271